What the Word BE: Why Black English is the King's (James) English!
Diane Proctor Reeder offers a thought-provoking examination of Black English and its relationship to the King James tradition. Framing language through history, culture, and identity, this book encourages readers to reconsider familiar assumptions about how English is spoken, understood, and valued.
About This Book
What the Word BE explores Black English through the perspective presented in its subtitle: that it is the King’s, or James, English.
Diane Proctor Reeder centers language as a subject of cultural and historical consideration.
The book invites readers to think more closely about the words people use and the meanings attached to Black English.
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